AVOID THIS GAME, apparently I cannot start the game because my cpu has to many cores. Not joking you, look it up. Seeing as most people use cpus with more than 8 cores, most people will not be able to play this game. Don't waste your money, avoid this game until it is fixed.

Dead Space 2 is a pretty great game.

The cast is phenomenal, both the main and supporting, with Gunner Wright and Tanya Clarke give career-defining performances.
The game feels as good as Dead Space has ever felt, the emphasis on story is a much welcomed shift, the world building is vast and immersive, the mechanics are expanded and perfected, it's all round an absolute must-play for any fans of Dead Space or survival horror, heck even for just fans of sci-fi.
Please play this game.

But with all this said, why am I firmly in the minority that believes the original is a superior overall experience? Dead Space 2 IS great, but it also tries too hard to be MORE than what it is. It tries too hard to be an action movie, to be a suspenseful horror, to be a character study, to be a mindless shoot-em-up, to appeal to old fans, and to appeal to new ones, and this pulling works really well for some and falls flat for others. I'm the 'others'.

My biggest gripe is that the game just doesn't want to be quiet. Every time there's an enemy on screen the game thinks there needs to be MORE, every time the quiet atmospheric dread is building up the game thinks it should throw ANOTHER cheap jump-scare at you. It's too scared to let things build and it's too excited to rush you to the next set-piece to have the patience to just BREATHE.

I really enjoyed this game, and you will too, that's a guarantee. Just don't go in expecting the quiet, suspenseful, dread that permeated through the first Dead Space. This isn't the Ishimura. It's the Sprawl. And it is throwing everything it has at you to make sure you don't survive the journey.

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